Aviateur vs Swiss Flight Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aviateur
Experience realistic flight simulation with a variety of aircraft and diverse, accurate real-world locations. Engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, master challenging landings, and customize weather conditions for an immersive adventure.
- Multiple aircraft types
- Geographically accurate locations
- Air combat (WWII and Modern)
- Dynamic weather system
- Challenging landings
- Customizable flight dynamics
- Day/Night cycle
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Features: -Several aircraft to choose from -Diverse, geographically accurate real-world locations - Air-to-Air and Air-to-ground combat battles against fighter jets, WWII aircraft, tanks, destroyers, submarines, AAAs, SAM missile systems - 2 Combat Eras to choose from - WWII and Modern - Command wingmen into combat, or fly various formations - Rack up a high score in Air Endurance mode where you fight endless enemies -Practice aircraft carrier, destroyer ship and oil platform landings -24 hour Day/Night cycle -Customizable, fully dynamic weather that varies spatially and with time (clear, cloudy, hurricane, thunderstorm, rain, snowstorm, thermals, and more!) -Landing/Engine failure Challenges -Racing Challenges -Air Traffic Control -Comprehensive flight dynamics - Pilot a variety of aircraft, from jet airliner, fighter jets, civilian and military helicopters, general aviation, and vintage planes! - Test your landing skills by landing on an aircraft carrier, destroyer ship or an oil rig, or perhaps add some crosswinds, some turbulence and rain to make things more challenging! - Create air-to-ground combat battles and make use of weapons such as cannons, missiles, bombs, rockets and flares and survive against enemies such as tanks, destroyer ships, surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artilleries and more! - Features fully customizable weather. Control the cloud cover in multiple layers, recreate thunderstorms, snowstorms, rain, customize winds and gusts, visibility and add turbulence! - Visit the locations of Cape Verde and Grand Canyons and take in the views of vast rugged terrain! Locations are recreated on a 1:1 scale with accurate terrain, fully recreated cities, towns and roads from real geodata. Airports are recreated with accuracy and detail to mirror their real life counterparts. - Put your aerobatic stunts on display with the use of customizable aerobatic smoke! - Launch your glider into the sky with a winch and soar through the clouds in an authentic glider simulation! - Try out some landing challenges or create your own! Test your emergency skills with engine failures! - Break the sound barrier in the sky with supersonic jets! - Features Attack Helicopters! - Race against time in racing challenges! - Ability to park your aircraft and walk around! - Features in-depth flight dynamics modelling to bring authenticity to each aircraft! - Features a full day and night cycle! - Features aircraft customization such as changing paint color, selecting weaponry loadouts, external fuel tanks and more! - Fly from a variety of viewing angles, be it 360 degrees around the aircraft, inside the cockpit, or from the passenger seat! - Features ATC (Air Traffic Control) communication and procedures! - Features customizable air traffic! - In-depth controls featuring flaps, gear, spoilers (arm), rudder, reverse thrust, engine start/stop, elevator trim, lights, drag chutes and more! - Features instruments such as: Artificial horizon, altimeter, airspeed, in-flight map, heading, Vertical Speed Indicator, Engine RPM/N1, fuel, G-force gauge, Head-Up Display etc. - Features 3D instrument gauges in cockpits! - Navigate using ILS systems! - Features in-depth Autopilot (Vertical Speed, Altitude change, Autothrottle, Heading) and warning systems for each aircraft! - Features in-depth weapon systems simulation!
Swiss Flight Simulator
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Get to know Switzerland from the air. Swiss Flight Simulator puts you in the cockpit over the real Swiss Alps: the terrain is swisstopo's high-resolution elevation model, draped with 10 cm SWISSIMAGE aerial photography and real 3D buildings. Every valley, glacier, lake and village is where it is in reality — fly down the Rhône valley, round the Matterhorn, over the Aletsch glacier or along Lake Lucerne. NINE SWISS AIRCRAFT • Cessna 172 Skyhawk — the classic trainer • Pilatus PC-21, PC-12 NGX and PC-24 — built in Stans • Airbus A320 in Swiss colours • F/A-18C Hornet of the Swiss Air Force • Airbus H125 of Air Zermatt, Airbus H145 of Rega and the Alouette III of Air-Glaciers 30 AIRFIELDS Take off from Zurich, Geneva or Bern, the mountain strips of Samedan and Saanen, military bases like Meiringen and Payerne, or small grass fields across the country. Pick your departure on the map. DISCOVER OVER 250 LANDMARKS Peaks, glaciers, lakes, castles and towns are marked as you fly past. Find them all. LAND IT Every landing is scored, and your best results go on the leaderboard. Easy landing, an auto wing-leveler and AUTO-LAND help beginners; switch them off for the real thing. FLY ANY TIME OF DAY Dawn, morning, midday, golden-hour evening or blue-hour night. MADE FOR THE MAC • Full keyboard control — arrow keys to fly, W/S throttle, A/D rudder, G gear, F flaps, B brakes • C for the cockpit, V to cycle chase, cockpit and orbit cameras; drag the mouse to look around • Resizable window and full screen; adjustable graphics detail • Also on iPhone and iPad with on-screen stick and throttle Free, with no ads, no in-app purchases and no account. The app needs an internet connection to stream the map and terrain data. Map and terrain data © swisstopo. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors. 3D aircraft models by their credited authors under CC BY licences (credits in the app).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swiss Flight Simulator at none against Aviateur's 13. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Aviateur sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Swiss Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Aviateur | Swiss Flight Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (129 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 793 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rajatdeep Bakshi | Oliver Wyrsch |
Bugs and requests
Aviateur
Reported bugs
8 issues- Plane explodes when hitting a tree
- Enemy ground units lock on from too far
- Planes cannot be unlocked (network issue)
- Cannot purchase/restore plane purchases (internet connection required)
- Sun breaks the game (makes everything pink)
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- Stalling when looking at the sun
- Weather editing doesn't allow continuation
- Purple vision when pulling Gs
Requested features
28 requests- Add 747 400, 747 8, 777
- Add 747
- Add 777
- Add AH64 Apache
- Add cars that drive on the streets
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- Worldwide boundless scale flying
- More cities
- More free planes (airliners, fighter jets)
- More alarms (pull up alarm)
- Add a new plane (747, 737-100)
- Better camera controls
- Free DC-10, L-1011, 727, 747
- More added aircraft (Airbus A380, Boeing 777, etc.)
- Add fighter jets
- Add WW2 plane and turboprop airliner
- Purchase pack for all planes
- More airports/promotions
- Add C-17 Globemaster III
- More maps (Pacific North West, Canada/Alaska, Japan, Alps)
- Career mode or procedurally generated tasks (cargo flights, passenger flights, rescue missions)
- Multiplayer
- Failure menu (engine fire, etc.)
- Add joystick control option
- Pause game photo mode
- Hide HUD icons
- Add more military planes
- Improve effect
- More free flights
Swiss Flight Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aviateur
- Fishbed$0.49
- Lightning II Carrier Variant$0.49
- Blackbird$0.49
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- MH-6E$0.49
- Mi-28N$0.49
- Airbus A380$0.49
- Boeing 787$0.49
- Chinook$0.49
- Concorde$0.49
- Douglas DC-3$0.49
- F-16C$0.49
- Extra 330sc$0.49
- SU-27S$0.49
Swiss Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Aviateur free?
Is Swiss Flight Simulator free?
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